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The Cutlass

1954 · 83 min

A brisk old-fashioned adventure that turns a family heirloom into a puzzle, mixing boyish camaraderie with a shadow of danger.

Directed by
Vladimir Vengerov, Mikhail Shveitser
Genres
Mystery, Family, Adventure
Starring
Arkadi Tolbuzin, Bruno Frejndlikh, Vladimir Shakhmametiev
Tagline
Dagger will reveal its secret to those who deserve it...
Overview
The teenager Misha Polyakov, being with his mother in a Ukrainian village on vacation with his grandmother and about to return home to Petrograd, offers his best friend Genka to go with him. Suddenly, a white gang of Nikitsky bursts into the village and attacks Misha’s house, where Commissioner Polevoy lives. The purpose of Nikitskiy (aka Nikolskiy) is a dagger located at Polevoy. Saving the commissioner, Misha learns from him the history and secret of the weapon, and receives it for storage with a request to solve the secret. Having returned with adventures to Petrograd, Misha Polyakov with friends begins to unravel the riddle of the dagger, in the handle of which is encrypted text.

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Directed by
Vladimir Vengerov, Mikhail Shveitser
Genres
Mystery, Family, Adventure
Starring
Arkadi Tolbuzin, Bruno Frejndlikh, Vladimir Shakhmametiev
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • friendship
  • coming-of-age
  • family
  • deception
Places
  • small town
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour3
Realism6
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
mystery, family, adventure
Directed by
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Cinematography
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Runtime
83 min
Country
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Languages
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